harassing helicopters May 25, 2019

Iranian naval patrol boats have again conducted an "unsafe and unprofessional" encounter with the US Navy in international waters near a critical choke point for maritime traffic, but this time they took a different approach.
The Iranian navy ship, identified as a Houdong-class by the US Naval institute, came within 800 yards of the USS Bataan helicopter carrier, USS Cole … [Read more…]